Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race: The Truman Administration and the U.S. Arms Build-Up

by Raymond Ojserkis and Raymond P Ojserkis

The Truman administration's decision to embark on an arms build-up in 1950 was a critical event. For the first time other than a World War, the United States became a global military presence. Unlike the World Wars, in this instance the deployment lasted decades, altering the nature of the Cold War and the United States' global role. Such a decision deserves a book dedicated to understanding the strategy and politics behind it. The Beginnings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275980162
• ISBN13: 9780275980160
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"